Chiefs' Brad Cottam Doing Well After Surgery

by Joel Thorman on Dec 23, 2009 4:42 PM CST in 2009 Kansas City Chiefs Campaign

In the fourth quarter of Sunday's game against the Cleveland Browns, Kansas City Chiefs TE Brad Cottam caught a pass and after being hit by a defender fell right on his head. The spill looked nasty but said after the game that he was fine.

Two days later, and the Chiefs placed him on injured reserve for a crack cervical vertebra. He still had full movement in his arms and legs.

Today doctors performed surgery to repair the crack and things went smoothly.

"Everything that I’ve heard is that (the surgery) went very well," Chiefs head coach Todd Haley said today. "He was uncomfortable there for a couple days when he wasn’t in a position to really move around a bunch, even though he could. Just from a safety standpoint in keeping him in a stable position."

While we're disappointed that his season is over because, as Haley says, he was starting to come into his own, it's good to hear that surgery went well.

"He was the most disappointed about it," Haley said. "We were all pretty excited about Brad. He was a guy no different that players like Jamaal (Charles) who have fought through some adversity. Things that haven’t gone exactly the way that they would have planned or that we would have planned. He was a guy that I was getting excited about and am still excited about."

We wish Mr. Cottam a speedy and safe recovery.

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Good to hear...

He was a guy that I was getting excited about and am still excited about."

"The way this works is you string together some good games, some good practices and you get momentum and you gain confidence," linebacker Mike Vrabel said. "It can be a real positive for your team. It builds on itself."

by cpa913 on Dec 23, 2009 4:54 PM CST reply actions

me too

Haley doesn’t usually say anything that direct…

he normally says “that guy looks like he might want to be here” or “he’s got a chance”

For him to put Cottam in the same category as Charles tells me that he expects a big role for Brad next year.

* "I doubt anyone will miss Connor Barth except UCrawford"
* the LB corps may become the biggest strength of the Chiefs in 2009
* The OL is NOT as bad as you think it is... give it time, and you'll see improvement this season
* Stats are for losers

by stagdsp on Dec 23, 2009 5:03 PM CST up reply actions

Great news

We Will kick at least 4 Teams Asses in 09. Almost there :)
And Succop will be the Key in two of them. Skins & Raiders! Pittsburgh Sweet!
" Think and talk positive football off the field." Hank Stram

by Steve_Chiefs on Dec 23, 2009 5:19 PM CST reply actions

God Bless and a Speedy Recovery Brad!

So you think you are so important that no one can replace you? Put your finger in a bucket of water and pull it out. Does it leave a hole? Nope, just some ripples that eventually calm themselves!

by Fan of the Red And Gold on Dec 23, 2009 5:44 PM CST reply actions

that fall did look nasty. I was surprised that he bounced right up. I wish him well

and hope he becomes a big part of the Chief’s next year.

by jcox31mc on Dec 23, 2009 6:25 PM CST reply actions

Speedy recovery.

Prediction for '09: Chiefs are looking like a .500 team, especially considering Denver's inattention to D-Line, Chokeland's disarray, and a San Diego team that looks like it's on the decline. With a weak schedule, Chiefs steal a few and win between 7 and 9 games, and if .500 or better, will contend for supremacy in a weak division.

by hmills110 on Dec 24, 2009 1:07 AM CST reply actions